Residency & Eligibility Requirements

Mixed– all four (4) players must be Canadian citizens and residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association. No age restrictions. Because the national championship is played the following season, players must be residents in the year of their provincial/territorial championship.

Curling Club Championships – Men & Women– all four (4) players must be residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association and must be nineteen (19) years of age and older on November 1st prior to the championship. There are no citizenship requirements.

Junior Men & Women– all four (4) players must be Canadian citizens and residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association and must be twenty (20) years of age or under on June 30th the year prior to the championship.

Women (Tournament of Hearts) – a minimum of three (3) of the four (4) players must be Canadian citizens and residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association. Any free agent must also be a Canadian citizen and may only compete with the approval of the Member Association where she is a resident and the Member Association where they are a free agent. No age restrictions.

Men (Brier) – a minimum of three (3) of the four (4) players must be Canadian citizens and residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association. Any free agent must also be a Canadian citizen and may only compete with the approval of the Member Association where she is a resident and the Member Association where they are a free agent. No age restrictions.

Senior Men & Women – all four (4) players must be Canadian citizens and residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association and aged fifty (50) years of age or over on June 30th the year prior to the championship.

Mixed Doubles – a) Member Association teams: both players must be Canadian citizens and residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association. Age restrictions may vary association to association. b) all other teams must be Canadian citizens and residents of Canada. No age restrictions.

Under-18 Boys & Girls – all four (4) players must be residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association and seventeen (17) years of age and under on June 30th of the year prior to the championship. No citizenship requirements.

Wheelchair – all four (4) players must be residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association. No age restrictions and no citizenship requirements.

Masters Men & Women – all four (4) players must be residents of the same Provincial / Territorial Member Association and sixty (60) years of age or older on December 31st the year prior to the championship. No citizenship requirements.

Canada Cup– all four (4) players must be Canadian citizens. No age restrictions and no residency requirements.

Pre-Trials & Trials – all four (4) players must be Canadian citizens. No age restrictions and no residency requirements.

Mixed Doubles Trials – both players must be Canadian citizens. No age restrictions and no residency requirements